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(No Model,)

W. E. HAMMOND.

PILLOW SHAM HOLDER.

No. 320,244. 172}! Patented June 16, 1885.

N. PETERS, Pmwulho npher, Wnhingmn. D.C.

ihvrrnn STATES PATENT Orricn.

\VILLIAM E. HAMMOND, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO GILBERT A. GLADWV IN, OF SAME ILAOE.

PILLOW-SHAW] HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,244, dated June 16,1885.

(No model.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1., \VM. E. HAMMOND, of Meri den, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, haveinvented anew Improvement in Pillow-Sham Holders; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specifieatiomand represent, in

Figure 1,a view of the apparatus as applied to the bedstead; Fig. 2,a vertical section showing an inside view of one of the brackets as applied to the bedstead; Fig. 3, a longitudinal section through the brackets; Fig. 4, a detached view of the socket, showing its construction to support the frame in its upturned position enlarged; Fig. 5, an end view of one of the brackets enlarged, showing the cover to facilitate the removal. of the shaft.

This invention relates to a device to be applied to a bedstead, and upon which the pillow-shams may be hnng,and so that the shams may be thrown down over the pillows by day or turned up therefrom by night, and without detaching the shams, the object of theinvention being the construction of a device which may be applied without defacing the bedstead, a great objection to holders which are constructcd to be secured to the bedstead by screws, nails, or like devices; and the invention consists,principally,in a pair of brackets arranged to set against the inner side of the respective posts of the bedstead, combined with a longitudinal elastic rod, to take a bearing in each bracket, the elasticity of the rod tending to force the brackets asunder, and so as to hear them with sufficient friction against the respective posts to hold the brackets in place, the pillowsham shaft hung in said brackets so as to be turned up or down, as the case may be, and as more fully hereinafter described.

A A represent the two brackets, one of which is shown in Fig. 2. These brackets are constructed llat upon one side to fitagainst the inner side of the respective posts, and upon their reverse or inner side they are each constructed with a socket, a, to receive one end of a rod, B. The rod 13 is constructed, as seen in Fig. 3, in two parts, each less in length than half the width of the bedstead, and between their adjacent ends a spring, 0, is arranged, (preferably a spiral spring,) and around these two ends is a metal sleeve, 1), preferably made fast to one part, and so that the other part may slide therein. The spring forces the two parts asunder, so that wlrenlthe two brackets are set between the respective posts E E of the bedstead, as seen in Fig. 3, they will be held in that position under the force of the spring 0, or may be removed by compressing the spring so as to relieve the brackets from its force.

From the brackets A an arm, F, extends outward, having bearings Gin its outer end to support a shaft, H. From this shaft arms I extend radially outward, all in the same plane, and, as seen in Fig. 1, the shaft is free to turn from its up position, as seen in Fig. 2, to the down position shown in broken lines, same figure.

One edge of the pillow-sham is made fast to the shaft, as at b, Fig. 2, and when the arms I are in their up position they raise the pillowsham, as shown in that figure, but when the arms are turned down, asindicated in broken lines, then the pillow-sham may be spread over the pillow. 3

The shaft 11 is made extensible by making\ it in two parts, with a tubular sleeve, L, sur rounding their adjacent ends, as seen in Fig. 1, the sleeve slotted at each end, and with the screw through the slot into the respective parts of the shaft, and so that the shaft may be extended or lengthened, as may be required to adapt it to different widths of bedstead. One of the bearings G is constructed witha notch, d, into which a stud, c, on the shaft H 0 may enter when the shaft is turned to bring the arms into the up position, as seen in Fig. 4, by giving a slight longitudinal movement to the shaft. Then to turn the arms downward the shaft must be moved longitudinally to 5 withdraw the stud c from the notch (Z.

In order that the shaft with its frame may be entirely removed from the bearings, as for attachment or detachment of the pillow-sham, as occasion may require, I make one of the [O0 bearings G open, as seen in Fig. 5, and provide it with a cap, P, hung thereto upon a pivot, f,

in the axial line of the shaft, so that the cover may be turned down from over the bearing, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 5, for the in troduction of that end of the shaft, and when the shaft is in place the cover turned up over the shaft, as seen in Fig. 5, to hold it therein.

The several arms I are best made from wire, their outer end bent to form an eye, h,through which a cord, 2', may be run,as seen in Fig. 1. A cord thus arranged permits adjustment of the length of the shaft-H, and serves to support the sham, as well as a rigid rod.

The elastic shaft B,with brackets constructed with sockets to receive the end of the shaft, and whereby the brackets are held against the respective posts of the beadstead, may be employed with other frames for carrying the pillow-shams. Itherefore do not wish to be understood as limiting my invention to this particular construction of frame.

I am aware that it is not new to support a pillow-sham holder between the two posts of a bedstead by means of a rod composed ofa tubular part containing a spring at the center and cylindrical part in each end, and so thatsaid spring will force the cylindrical portions in opposite longitudinal directions to take a bearing against the respective posts, and therefore do not claim such a device.

I claim 1. The combination of the .brackets A A, adapted to take a bearing upon the inside of the respective posts of the bedstead, the longitudinal elastic rod 13, arranged between said brackets, and so as to bear thereon with an elasiic pressure and support the said brackets against the respective posts, the brackets constructed to form bearings for the pillowsham frame and the pillow-sham frame hung in the said bearings, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the brackets A A, con structed upon one face to fit against the inside 1 of the respective posts, and upon the inner or reverse side with a socket, a, and also with an outwardly-projecting arm, F, each arm constructed with a bearing, G, longitudinally-elastie rod B, its two ends taking a bearing in the socket of the respective brackets, and the shaft H, arranged in said bearings G, and provided with radially-projecting arms I, substantially as described.

v 3. The combination of the brackets A A, constructed to take a bearing upon the inside of the respective posts of the bedstead, a longitudinally-elastic rod arranged to bear said brackets against the respective posts, each bracket constructed with a bearing, G, the shaft H, arranged in said bearings, and carrying radiallyprojecting arms I I, one of said bearings constructed with a notch, d, and the shaft with a corresponding stud, e, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. The combination of the brackets A A,

constructed to take a bearing upon the inner side of the respective posts, the longitudinallyelastic rod 13, arranged to bear said brackets against the respective posts, each bracket constructed with a bearing, G, the shaft H, constructed in two parts, a sleeve, L, adjustably uniting the said two parts, and the said parts carrying radially-projecting arms I I, substantiallyas described.

5. The combination of the brackets. A A, constructed to take a bearing upon the inside of the respective posts of the bedstead, the longitudinallyelastic rod 13, arranged to bear the brackets against the respective posts, each bracket constructed with a socket, G, and the shaft H, carrying the radial arms I, and supported in said bearings G, one of said bearings G open and provided with the hinged cover P, substantially as described.

. WM. E. HAMMOND.

W'itnesses:

A. L. STEVENS, S. TREDENNIOK.

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